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package org.verisign.joid.handlers;


import org.verisign.joid.Request;
import org.verisign.joid.Response;


/**
 * JOID message handlers are involved with the implementation logic of various
 * OpenID messages (openid.mode). They are not involved with [de]marshalling 
 * which is the responsibility of the codec. Handlers are registered with the
 * codec, to deal with handling specific messages when they are decode.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:akarasulu@apache.org">Alex Karasulu</a>
 */
public interface RequestHandler<Q extends Request, P extends Response>
{
    P handle( Q request );
}
